NATIONAL HEROESPART 1

THE RIGHT EXCELLENT GRANTLEY ADAMSClick on the name or the picture to learn more about our hero.

THE RIGHT EXCELLENT GRANTLEY ADAMSGENERAL INFORMATION

• Born 28 April 1898• The first Premier of Barbados• The only Prime Minister of the

West Indies Federation. This union of several Caribbean countries did not last long. It no longer exist.• A highly respected lawyer

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THE RIGHT EXCELLENT GRANTLEY ADAMSFACTS:

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ounding a political party

• His home was Tyrol Cot

• He is commemorated on

the $100 bank note of Ba

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THE RIGHT EXCELLENT GRANTLEY ADAMSFACTS:

• The only airport in Barbados i

s named after him

• His son was a Prime Minister

of Barbados

• There is a statue of him in Ba

y Street

• There is a school named after

him

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THE BARBADOS LABOUR PARTY- B. L. P.

• The Barbados Labour Party was first

called the Barbados Progressive

League.

• It was started by Grantley Adams

in 1938.

• Adams and his party also

demanded more rights for the poor

and for the people. Progress toward

a more democratic government in

Barbados was made in 1942

TYROL COT , ST. MICHAEL

• The house was built in 1854 • It was the birth place of his son• The house has been restored by

the Barbados National Trust• The Adams' antique furniture

and other personal things are on display in the house.

The home of Grantley Adams

THE GRANTLEY ADAMS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

The only air port in the island is named after The Right Excellent Grantley Adams. It was renamed in

1976. The airport is in the parish of Christ Church.

THE $100 BANK NOTE

• The face on the Barbados $100 bank note is that of The Right Excellent Grantley Adams. The back of the new $100 shows the Grantley Adams International Airport which was named after him.

JOHN MICHAEL GEOFFREY MANNINGHAM ("TOM") ADAM

• Lived from September 24, 1931 to

March 11, 1985

• He was a Barbadian politician who

served as the second Prime Minister of

Barbados from 1976 until 1985

• He is buried, along with his father, in

the yard of St. Michael's Cathedral

THE STATUE

• Located in Bay Street, in front of the Prime Minister’s Office.

• It bears a quote by Sir Winston Scott about the hero.

GRANTLEY ADAMS MEMORIAL SCHOOL

• It is located in Blackmans, St.

Joseph

• It is one of the newer

secondary schools in

Barbados

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